If you like wearing thong swimwear, but don't like conspicuously being the
only man or woman on the beach in a thong, then you should try these beaches.

F & M = number of females and males wearing thongs
0 = Rarely or never seen
1 = Less than 5% wear thongs, maybe one or two people per day
2 = Usually between 5% and 30% wear thongs
3 = Often more than 30% wear thongs

D = density, how crowded or deserted the beach is
1 = Reasonably empty with plenty of space between people
2 = Quite popular and busy but not crowded
3 = Crowded with little space between people

Country

Region/Area/County/State

Beach name

F

M

D

Details

Antigua and Barbuda

Royal Antiguan Resort

2

1

2

Absolutely beautiful beach with broad mixture of nationalities and ages
staying at the resort. Plenty of female thong wearers and several men (at
least 3 seen during a 2 week stay). You can happily walk the length wearing
only a thong.

Australia

Melbourne, Victoria

St Kilda Beach

3

3

2

This is a great place to relax and see the sites.

Australia

Townsville

Rowes Bay

2

1

1

320 days of sunshine per year and temperatures between 20ºC and 30ºC

Austria

Graz

Schwarzl-See

2

1

1

Austria

Graz

Thaler-See

1

0

1

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Ipanema

3

3

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Copacabana

3

3

Bulgaria

Слънчев бряг (Sunny Beach resort)

2

Canada

Georgian Bay, Ontario

Wasaga Beach

3

3

2

75 miles north of Toronto, topless OK

Croatia

Bol

Croatia

Hvar

Croatia

Korcula

Cuba

Isla de la Juventud

Cayo Largo

3

2

1

Cyprus

Ayia Napa

Nissi Beach

2

1

3

Cyprus

Larnaca

Mackenzie beach

2

Cyprus

Limmasol

2

Cyprus

Paphos

2

Cyprus

Pissouri

1

0

1

A quiet resort, where one can comfortably wear very little on the beach.

Denmark

Aarhus

Riskov

2

1

3

Girls wearing thongs / topless are common. For both girls and guys, everything
goes on the beach on the clothing-optional area on the right side of the
bathing jetties.

Dominican Republic

Punta Cana

2

1

3

Thongs are worn on all beaches in the Dominican Republic.

Egypt

Ein Soukna

Stella di Mare Hotel

3

1

3

Beach is divided between locals and European visitors; some topless.

France

Argèles-sur-Mer

Plage d'Argèles

2

1

2

North of the town

France

Aquitaine

Atlantic beaches west of Bordeaux

2

1

2

Many men and women go nude, so thongs are fine.

France

Boulouris-sur-Mer (Saint Raphaël)

France

Côte d'Azur

Port Grimaud

2

1

2

France

La Réunion - St Gilles-les-Bains

Boucan Canot

2

1

2

France

La Réunion - St Gilles-les-Bains

Plage des Roches Noires

3

0

3

Main beach of the town. More space the other side of the port.

France

St Martin (Caribbean)

Orient Beach

3

2

3

Clothing optional on south end of beach. A man or woman can wear a thong
comfortably over the entire beach.

France

St Tropez

Pampelonne

3

1

3

Thongs are more common at the northern and southern ends of beach. Northern
end is fashionable and the place "to be seen" and many sections
are private. Southern end has a large naturist section where thongs are
worn by a minority.

Greece

Antiparos

Greece

Crete - Ayia Roumele

Greece

Crete - Chania

Agia Marina, Platanias

3

1

2

Greece

Crete - Vai palm trees

Greece

Kefalonia - Katelios

Greece

Mykanos

2

Greece

Naxos

Agios Prokopios

1

1

2

Greece

Paros

Greece

Rhodes - Genaddi

Greece

Santorini

Greece

Serifos

Greece

Thasos

2

Honduras

Roatan

West Bay

3

3

3

Cool place to wear or not wear clothes

Hungary

Lake Balaton

Italy

Emilia-Romagna - Ravenna

Lido di Classe

2

Italy

Emilia-Romagna - Ravenna

Lido di Dante

2

1

2

There is also a naturist colony here.

Italy

Emilia-Romagna - Riccione

2

1

3

Especially in front of the Hotel Mediterraneo and on the beach at the
end of Viale Ceccarini. A lot of gays but straight bodybuilders too.

Italy

Tuscany - Vada

Spiagge Bianche (White Beaches)

1

1

Towards Rosignano Solvay, south of Leghorn (Livorno). Many bodybuilders,
very few thongs but a lot of skimpy swimwear.

Italy

Tuscany - Viareggio

Torre del Lago Puccini

1

Long beautiful free beach towards Viareggio, with a marvellous pine tree
forest. Mostly a gay beach but many straight men wearing thongs too.

Latvia

Jurmala

2

1

2

Part of the quite long Latvian Riviera, a very beautiful beach, not crowded
on weekdays. Many women in thongs and topless.

Mexico

Isla Mujeres

2

1

Mexico

Playa del Carmen

3

1

2

Beach section parallel to 5th Ave has a lot of people and you often see
females in thongs with an occasional male. Not section closest to Ferry
Pier (frequented by locals). In front of the El Faro Resort and the Blue
Parrot. Beach just south of the Continental Hotel (just south of the Ferry
Pier) is more secluded. Further south, larger beach with no hotels or houses,
plenty men and women in thongs and women topless. North of the new Cruise
Ship Pier, just north of the downtown district, predominately European tourists
with numerous females in thongs and/or topless with an occacional male in
a thong (6 seen in a one week stay).

Netherlands

The Hague (Den Haag)

Kijkduin

2

1

3

Netherlands

The Hague (Den Haag)

Scheveningen

Russia

Kaliningrad

Svetlogorsk

2

1

2

A very beautiful beach, not crowded on weekdays. Many women in thongs
and topless.

Singapore

Sentosa Island

Tankong Beach

1

1

3

Busy on Saturday and Sunday, usually quiet during the week. No topless
sunbathing is allowed. Thongs & G-strings are no pronlem but not as
common as they could be.

Spain

Benidorm

Levante

2

1

3

Spain

Fuerteventura - Corralejo

2

1

1

Spain

Fuerteventura - El Cotillo

Playa del Castillo

2

1

2

Gets less busy the further south you go from El Cotillo with increasing
numbers of naturists.

Spain

Fuerteventura - El Cotillo

Los Lagos (lagoons)

2

0

2

Family-oriented beach

Spain

Fuerteventura - Jandia

Tierra Dorada

2

1

1

Beach bar and sun loungers provided

Spain

Fuerteventura - Jandia

Playa Emilio

2

0

2

Beach bars at both ends of the beach, sun loungers provided

Spain

Fuerteventura - Jandia

Playa de Sotavento

2

0

1

Find a stone circle to shelter from the strong wind. Also frequented by
naturists.

Spain

Gran Canaria

Maspalomas

2

1

2

Spain

Gran Canaria

Playa del Ingles

2

1

2

Spain

Ibiza

2

Spain

Mallorca

Arenal de Sa Rapital

2

1.8km beach between Sa Rapita and Colonia Sant Jordi

Spain

Mallorca

Es Trenc

2

1

2

3.5km free beach between Sa Rapita and Colonia Sant Jordi, plenty of female
thong wearers and several men

Spain

Marbella

Cabopino Beach

2

Spain

Menorca

Cala Mesquida

Spain

Sitges

2

1

2

Especially in front of the Hotel Calipolis

Spain

Tarifa

Playa de los Lances

2

0

1

Very long spacious beach, but thongs also popular in more crowded section
in front of Hotel Balcon de España

Spain

Tenerife

Las Americas to Los Christianos

Spain

Tenerife - Los Gigantes

Playa Arena

2

1

2

Nice beach with black lava sand.

Switzerland

Ascona, Lake Maggiore

Verbano beach (Grande Lido di Ascona)

1

1

2

Very nice place on the lake, free entrance, restaurants and bars, lots
of tourits in July and August

Switzerland

Lugano

Lido di Lugano

3

0

3

Sandy beach and swimming pool on Lake Lugano

Turkey

Antalya

Kemer

1

0

1

Turkey

Olu Deniz

Olu Deniz

2

1

2

The eastern end by the rocks is the quietest part, with nudists as well
as thongs.

Turkey

Patara

Patara

2

1

1

United Kingdom

Devon - Dawlish Warren

2

1

1

Gets less busy the further down you travel.

United Kingdom

Dorset - Poole

Sandbanks

2

1

1

United Kingdom

East Sussex

West from Cooden Beach to Pevensey Bay

0

1

1

This beach is mostly shingle, but at low tide alot of sand to walk on.
Frequented more by men than by women.

United Kingdom

Isle of Wight - Atherfield

Shepards Chine / Blackgang Chine

1

2

1

More males in 2005

United Kingdom

Isle of Wight - Yaverland

Culver

1

2

1

Mostly males just before the nudist section. Females just east of the
sailing club.

United Kingdom

Pembrokeshire, SW Wales

Swanlake Bay

1

1

1

Although this is not an official nudist beach, a number of people do go
nude. A number of men seen in thongs accompanied by women not in thongs.

United Kingdom

West Sussex

Brighton and Hove beaches

2

1

3

Especially between the West Pier and the King Alfred Leisure Centre

United States

California - Malibu

El Matador

2

1

2

United States

California - Los Angeles

Venice Beach

2

0

2

United States

California - San Diego

San Onofre State Beach

2

1

2

The most popular spot for thong wearers at this massive beach is just
south of Trail 6.

United States

Florida

Clearwater Beach

0

0

2

Thongs are illegal on Clearwater Beach, and citations are issued. Thongs
were seen during Hurricanes Charlie and Francis 2004 when tourism may have
been down.

United States

Florida - Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale

2

1

2

There are 3 miles of beach with people spread out. Thongs on women are
common, especially younger women, who are often seen around 'Las Olas Blvd'
and for the two miles of beach to the north.. Thongs on men are also common
but spread out over the 3 miles so you may not notice them unless you stroll
the lenth of the beach. No problem for men or women to wear thongs, but
topless women are a lot less common.

United States

Florida - Miami

South Beach

2

1

2

United States

Florida - New Smyrna Beach

Apollo beach (on Canaveral National Seashore)

2

2

2

A lot of thong wearers use the beach south of car park number 4.

United States

Illinois

Illinois Beach State Park

1

1

2

South end of park south ofnature area near Dead River but not past it.
Stay on trails and beach. You can get fined for going off trail.

United States

Illinois - Chicago

Hollywood

1

2

2

United States

Minnesota - Annandale

Pleasant Lake

1

1

1

United States

Maryland - Ocean City

Ocean City

1

1

3

Thongs are legal, but topless is not, according to the lifeguards.

United States

Maryland - Sandy Point State Park

Chesapeake Bay, near Bay Bridge

0

1

1

Thong wearers tend to be at the north end of beach.

United States

New Jersey - Sandy Hook

Gateway National Recreation Area

1

1

2

Thongs are OK even in the non-nude areas.

United States

New York

Far Rockaway

2

1

3

During the warmest days in summer, the beach near 116th Street has as
many as 10 to 25 women in thongs and 4 or 5 men in thongs.

United States

Ohio

Alum Creek State Park

1

1

2

On the far right side of the beach, you will find all the thong wearers.
Men are more common and on a good day you will see between 3-8 guys and
1-3 women wearing thongs.

US Virgin Islands

St John Island

Salomon Beach

3

2

1

Almost deserted, but beautiful. Also used by nudists.

Venezuela

Playa el Agua

Playa el Agua

3

1

3

Beware that in the United States, local laws often prevent women from sunbathing
topless, even if thongs are allowed. In most other countries where thongs are
prevalent, topless sunbathing is usually acceptable. Ask for local advice if
unsure.

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